4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-7398
Async Http Client X.509 Certificate Validation Bypass
Description

main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java in Async Http Client (aka AHC or async-http-client) before 1.9.0 does not require a hostname match during verification of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2015, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-7398 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat jboss_fuse
1 Async-http-client_project async-http-client
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the affected async-http-client package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-7398.

URL Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/26/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1551.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69317
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/26/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1551.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69317
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-7398 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-7398 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-7398 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/26/1
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1551.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69317
    Added Reference https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1551.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69317 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:async-http-client_project:async-http-client:1.9.0:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:async-http-client_project:async-http-client:1.9.0:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:async-http-client_project:async-http-client:1.9.0:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197 No Types Assigned https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-345
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.23 }} -0.01%

score

0.78156

percentile